Improper access control in Oracle Workflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Workflow Notification Mailer). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Workflow accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Workflow accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Workflow. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle Workflow — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html
8 records Highest priority Priority LOW 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-42846 Improper access control in Oracle WorkflowPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-44661 Improper authentication in Oracle WorkflowPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-43440 Improper access control in Oracle WorkflowPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g4cq-4v5f-ff52
References
Advisory 1
More Oracle Workflow vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-01829 Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Thesaurus Management System component in Oracle… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2026-49619 Missing authentication in Oracle Workflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-13863 Improper access control in Oracle Workflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-05947 Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-00537 Unspecified vulnerability in the Net Listener component of Oracle Database server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-49620 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle Workflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-61278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-61278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g4cq-4v5f-ff52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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